Johannes Vogel (poet)
Johannes Vogel (born September 5, 1589 in Nuremberg ; † March 8, 1663 ibid) was a German Protestant theologian and poet.
Life
The son of a gunsmith attended the University of Altdorf and the University of Wittenberg after a time at high school in his hometown, supported by a municipal scholarship . Following the customs of the time, he went on an educational trip that also took him to Poland and Hungary . On his return he received the poet's crown . Because he was associated with Martin Ruarus , he was suspected of being a Socinian . Only after he distanced himself from Socinianism in front of the entire University of Altdorf on January 25, 1617, was he able to protect himself from further allegations. In 1621 he became pastor at St. Egidien in Nuremberg and in 1634 in St. Sebald . He also became principal of the school at St. Sebald.
Vogel is considered to be the author of psalm adaptations and spiritual books in which he expresses himself in a way that is bound by the usual forms of piety of the time. Nevertheless, as a supporter of Martin Opitz, he had also pursued poetic goals. In the Nuremberg hymn book of 1677 there are five of his songs.
His son-in-law was the Nuremberg theologian Wolfgang Gundling , whose sons included the early Enlightenmentist Nicolaus Hieronymus Gundling , the painter Johann Jacob Gundling and Jacob Paul von Gundling .
Selection of works
- Twelve Psalms of David. Nuremberg 1628.
- The Psalms of David, along with other sacred chants, expanded. Nuremberg 1638.
- Psalms / spiritual songs and house chants. Nuremberg 1653.
- Icones mortatis… representations of the dead… Nuremberg 1647.
- Devotional exercise from the Sunday, festival and holiday gospels. Nuremberg 1661.
literature
- Friedrich Lauchert : Vogel, Johannes . In: Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie (ADB). Volume 40, Duncker & Humblot, Leipzig 1896, p. 111.
- Vogel, Johann, a school man and poet. In: Johann Heinrich Zedler : Large complete universal lexicon of all sciences and arts . Volume 50, Leipzig 1746, columns 182-184.
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ Lukas C. Gundling: The Gundling family as it is in the book . In: Südwestdeutsche Blätter für Familien- und Wappenkunde (SWDB) Volume 35, Stuttgart 2017, pp. 78–83.
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Vogel, Johannes |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German theologian (Protestant) and poet |
| DATE OF BIRTH | September 5, 1589 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Nuremberg |
| DATE OF DEATH | March 8, 1663 |
| Place of death | Nuremberg |